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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
10
The Woman's Auxiliary to the American Legion will meet Thursday evening June 2 at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to be in attendance. The report of delegate to Helena is expected.
Memorial services were held at the Baptist church last Sunday in morning and evening services. The ceremony of lowering the service flag occurred in the evening.
The Catholics of the city plan a field day and picnic at Dillmont Park next Wednesday afternoon and evening with extensive preparations underway.
Edith Orr entertained friends Thursday afternoon for her sixth birthday, with a small gathering and celebration noting the milestone.
Little Miss Helen Erwin entertained a group of her young friends on Tuesday afternoon for her fifth birthday.
Mrs W C Jennings entertains Hobnob this Friday afternoon and the club goes on vacation until September 1.
Theta members gathered Tuesday evening for a final meeting until fall hosted by Mrs. W. H. Keller.
Miss Montana Gilbert arrived in Dillon from Laurel Montana to visit her mother and attend the summer term of the State Normal college. G Nyhart along with Opal and Orie Nyhart were on a motor trip to Dillon from near Twin Bridges.
A German engineer facing a passport denial planned a border wedding with his bride on the opposite side. The ceremony was performed with the groom on German soil and the bride across the frontier, after which the bride crossed into Germany as a citizen by marriage. Authorities proved powerless to prevent the union as the newly joined couple drove away.
A real estate dealer mixed up his cars after buying a new one and, returning to fetch more groceries, found his old car left with his Sunday dinner and vegetables inside. The incident ends with the old car driven away, leaving him without his meal.
The article argues sailing ships persist amid modern engines. It notes a revival in building sailing vessels with internal combustion engines, favoring fore and aft rigging for close hauling. It concludes sail remains the cheapest propulsion and disappearance is unlikely.
A dialogue fragment shows Miss Sue Brett, once courted for six years, now a film star. Footelighte asks if they married, and she explains that her career elevates her status, suggesting she deserves a glamorous path.
The prompt asks which path a girl would prefer being very good or very beautiful. It invites opinion but frames it as a hypothetical about choices between virtue and appearance without referencing a specific person or event.
A railway man in the Rocky Mountains until age 37, he turned to writing vivid railroad romances. After slow start, 1898 brought three novels in a year, then magazines paid well and profits rose. Over 20 years he penned 17 successful novels, with his latest serial The Wreckers likely his greatest.
Following Chief Justice White’s death a vacancy opens on the U S Supreme Court. President Harding is expected to appoint Ex-President Taft as chief justice, a move that would fulfill Taft’s lifelong ambition and mark a new chapter in American history.
A Detroit Free Press piece notes Thomas A. Daly the Irish poet at a Philadelphia luncheon. He recalls a Dublin dinner with an actress remarking on gender and religion, and a witty exchange about church attire and theater scrutiny.
Mr and Mrs J P Best drove to Butte on Wednesday John Grant from Melrose visited town on business Albert Streb from Melrose stayed with relatives in Dillon Mrs J W Rees left for Salt Lake City for a month Mrs John Mailey and son Gus came from Blaine to visit Mrs Walter Taylor and son Maynard traveled to Butte last week Mrs Joseph Hermann and her son stayed with Mrs L S Kimmel on South Dakota street Clarence Bartholomew, back from Seattle, returned to Dillon for the summer.
For twenty years whale ribs have bleached before the Avalon Tuna Club. A contractor sought the bones for a shelter rather than a museum, adding canvas and wallboard to create a new visitor shelter in Catalina Island's popular town.
An optimist is described as someone who believes that when you turn the other cheek no body wall hit it. The remark frames optimism as a pacifist stance and humorously notes the potential for misinterpreted reactions.
The district court's spring term closed with jurors dismissed after a month of service. Trials included Tower vs Bond and Gallagher vs Pease & Stephenson deciding for defendants, Layden vs Mahlish verdict for defendant, Mulaney vs Adell Murray for plaintiff, and Hoffman vs Heany settled out of court.
A historic editorial argues birth place should not determine rights and urges naturalized citizens to Americanize. It supports the 8 percent immigration limit, condemns clanishness, and calls for stricter enforcement to admit only those who adopt American habits and qualify for citizenship.
The Sheep Shearers union fixes Montana shearing price at 12 1/4 cents plus board with 5 to 31/4 cent cut from 1920 as rail and tool costs rise. They note Idaho Utah Oregon Wyoming pay 12 1/2 cents while Washington California Arizona 15 to 15 1/4 cents and Nevada 15 to 17 1/4 cents with board, and warn against undercutting hiring apprentices at low rates.
A columnist argues tax rates in cities range from eight to four dollars per hundred with county state and federal taxes pushing bills to seven to ten dollars per one hundred. He questions how long peacetime incomes can sustain such burdens and predicts a potential taxpayers strike demanding cuts in tax expenditures.
Irene and Mabel Seidenick spent the weekend in Butte. A luncheon at Andrus on Monday honored Bessie Blakely, who has been teaching at Monida and is en route to Missoula. The last dance of the quarter was held at the residence hall with the Baxter-Tonrey orchestra. Chinook will present Nothing but the Truth tonight in the college auditorium.
For rent an area of 420 acres described as extra fine pasture with abundant water and fencing. Can carry 100 head of stock until season end. Pricing options include 75 cents per head per month or 40 cents per acre for the entire pasture until October 1. Inquiries directed to C. C. Thornton at Security State Bank.
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